Combination green marker and advertising device



Ot. 20, 1931. s. F. RATLIFF 1,827,826

COMBINATION GREEN MARKER AND ADVERTISING DEVICE Filed Oct. 25, 1930 I n venior Patented O t. ,20, -1931i g i I j mu E.

siren-GILL F. RATLIFF, on iuo iarnn,". nrauaa vrln. j coranrnerron GREEN ivmnxnninnnsnvnnir slne nnvIcn I I i i -App1icati0nfi1ed'0ctober 25,1930. *sei-i' at. 491377. I I I This invention relates to an accessory or p'royides-anappropriatefsupport fon. facil appliance for use and association with'golfitating writing of the score on the usual greens on regulation as well as minlature scre card.(not shown); l 1 golf courses.

'At lithe PP ?"end ,of this base is a riser I I In carrying the inventive conception, into which is here provided with distinguishable '55 actual practice, I have evolved and produced indicia. Thenumeral. has its leadline exa simpleand economical structure which is tending to the ordinal 6; i It is intended to I primarily'designed for advertising purposes, provide amarker showing the particular numbut is equally useful as a convenient accessory ber of the fairway in'use at thetime. The in 0 for participants in the game of golf. dicia 11 represents the par for this particu- 60 Briefly stated, the invention is character? lar N0. 6 green. I I ized by a suitable standard, located within The numeral 12 designates enerally a I the vicinity of the putting green, therebeing cover which is hingedly mounted'along one a table-like head on the upper end of said longitudinal edge of the board 7 as indicated 15 standard and said'head being of a composite at the point 13. The cover comprisesa suit 6 I nature characterized by several distinct strucable frame 14 provided with a transparent tural features to aid in the keeping of'scores, glass panel 15. Clamped or otherwise seto functionasa green markenand to displayv cured between the glass panel and the upper diversified forms of advertisements. I side of the base 7 is an advertising card,"label, i

The particular details and" their relative or, the like 16.f This is designed to afford ad-- 7 N i 45 board or plate 7. This is fastened by a screw It is thought that persons skilledin the.

arrangement and association will become 'vertising while the participants engage in more readily pparent from the following demarking their score on their'score-cards- Inscription and drawings. v I I cidentally, this inclined head structure pro- In the drawings: vides a suitable card resting surface on which] I v Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the the score-card may be conveniently laidso as T device in position. I to enable the participant to conveniently Figure 2 is a sectional view/of the head mark the score on said card. structure. r I The numerals L7 designate writing instru- Figure 3 is a cross section. ments or pencils secured permanently in I Referring to the drawings, in Figure 1, the placefby chains 18 to facilitate marking of' e numeral 4 designates the terminal end of the the-score on the usual score-card. This ob fairway, while the numeral 5 designates the 'viates the necessity of the participants carassociated putting green. "ryingpencils r In carrying the invention into practice, I A structure of this kind is of a multiple 5 have found it expedient and practical to utifunctional nature. It serves primarily as an.

lize an appropriate supporting standardvor. advertising panel for displaying'appropripost as at 6. This is preferably embedded ateadvertisements on the golf, course. Secin the ground within n nt reach of the ondly, it provides a convenient inclined tablet green 5 and preferably located on the side of or table on which the score-card maybe rested 4 the green constituting the approach to the for marking thescore. -Thirdly, it provides next teeing ground-of the succeeding .faira convenient marker for the green, and indiway. I I I cat-es the par for a particular green. I The head structure 1s of' composite na- ..Moreover, the structure affords convenient-i ture. In the first place, it embodies a basely' located pencils toexpedite sco-rekeeping.

or the like 8. to the upper end of the standard. I mm which the invention relates'will be able The standard ispreferably mitered at this .to obtain a clear understanding of theinvene point as to dispose the base in an inclined tion after considering the descriptionin contablet-forming position. This facilitates connection with the drawings'; Therefore, a

59 venient display of the advertising me'ans and more'lengthy description is regarded asune mlnecessary. Minor changes in shape, size, and

rearrangement of details coming within the field of invention claimed may be resorted to post having'a'n. inclined upper end,: a board l connected to said upper end at the center of the board, a frame hinged at one edge to said board, a transparent member in-theframe*,

a vertically arranged plate vconnected at. its; lower edge to the top edge of the board; the

upper edge of the boardand. the upper edge of the frame being bevelled to-- engage the fiiont face of the-plate indicia on the front facesof the plate;l;1

In testimon whereof I afiiX signature.

TURG'ILL E. 

